Re: laptop budget, need advice

2000-01-13 Thread Bret Comstock Waldow
Heather wrote: > > > > Hello again, > > > > I've got a budget of =< $2000 (US) for a laptop through a new > > employer. > > Due to job requirements, I need to run RedHat and windoze (preferably NT) > > in > > addition to Debian. I also need to do some presentation work on the laptop. > >

PCMICA Network and Modem card

2000-01-13 Thread lordsaint415
I have a Sony Vaio F250 laptop and I would like to know what is the difference between a normal pcmcia card and a cardbus card. And which is compatible with Debian.

Re: HP 4150 Sound Problem

2000-01-13 Thread Chris Lawrence
On Jan 12, Florian Lohoff wrote: > On Tue, Jan 11, 2000 at 04:36:31PM +0100, Erik Wenzel wrote: > > Hi, > > > > is there anyboby who successfully configured NM2200 sound chip ( OSS > > has autodetect his )? I installed potato and the rest is working fine. > > Except the sh*** sound card. On 'sound

Re: PCMICA Network and Modem card

2000-01-13 Thread Chris Lawrence
On Jan 13, lordsaint415 wrote: > I have a Sony Vaio F250 laptop and I would like to know what is the > difference between a normal pcmcia card and a cardbus card. > And which is compatible with Debian. PCMCIA is the old, 16-bit PC Card specification. CardBus is the 32-bit specification, which bri

External monitor

2000-01-13 Thread Thomas Gourgon
Hi, here is what I am facing. I have a Fujitsu 635T running debian. The LCD on my machine allow me to use resolution up to 800X600 witch is jusk OK. The problem comes when I hook my external 19" monitor to it at 800x600 it's just huge! how can I have two seperate resolution,one for LCD and the au

dialing propertis

2000-01-13 Thread Philipp Timmalog
Hi list, first of all i wanna thank you by helping me with the modem, now it works ;) Not really, linux sends a request to the modem and it want to dial. Here is my next Problem. But i am not sure if somebody can help me. I use for my normal phone ISDN, i hope there is somebody out who have that

Re: PCMICA Network and Modem card

2000-01-13 Thread Charlie Hedlin
How hot should a 56k 10/100 combo card get? I have a Xircom I picked up cheap but it gets hot. I mean hot enough that I have to be carefull not to burn myself when I remove it if my machine has been on for a while. I also notice a significant hit in the battery life when the card is inserted. I

Re: dialing propertis

2000-01-13 Thread Charlie Hedlin
You need to modify your init string, or you can add this to the begining of the dail command, atx0dt or a varient. Add X0 to disable all detection, dial tone, busy, etc. X4 is normal, I don't remember the in betweens. So instead of ATZ for init, at ATZX0. Charlie On Thu, 13 Jan 2000, Philipp T

Re: HP 4150 Sound Problem

2000-01-13 Thread Erik Wenzel
On Wed, Jan 12, 2000 at 09:05:37PM +0100, Florian Lohoff wrote: > On Tue, Jan 11, 2000 at 04:36:31PM +0100, Erik Wenzel wrote: > > Hi, > > > > is there anyboby who successfully configured NM2200 sound chip ( OSS > > has autodetect his )? I installed potato and the rest is working fine. > > Except

Re: laptop budget, need advice

2000-01-13 Thread Heather
> Heather wrote: > > > > > Any suggestions for the closest to 100% compatible laptops? > > > > Well, NT has fairly stringent hardware requirements, so chances are pretty > > darn good that if NT can take it, so can we. The main issue will be the > > video chipset, since evry manufacturer l

Re: laptop budget, need advice

2000-01-13 Thread Mikel
Yeah, and Dell also has claimed to be big into linux...but thus far only for their servers...infact when I got the i7500 they stuck in the stupid ltwin modem anyway...and on top of that they could deinstall the presnt os...but I'd still have to pay for it anyway blah blah...stupid microSloth tax..

Re: External monitor

2000-01-13 Thread Heather
> Hi, here is what I am facing. I have a Fujitsu 635T running debian. The > LCD on my machine allow me to use resolution up to 800X600 witch is jusk > OK. The problem comes when I hook my external 19" monitor to it at 800x600 > it's just huge! how can I have two seperate resolution,one for LCD an

Re: External monitor

2000-01-13 Thread etienne grossmann
Hello, # Hi, here is what I am facing. I have a Fujitsu 635T running debian. The # LCD on my machine allow me to use resolution up to 800X600 witch is jusk # OK. The problem comes when I hook my external 19" monitor to it at 800x600 # it's just huge! how can I have two seperate resolution

Re: HP 4150 Sound Problem

2000-01-13 Thread Clint A. Brubakken
On Thu, 13 Jan 2000, Erik Wenzel wrote: > On Wed, Jan 12, 2000 at 09:05:37PM +0100, Florian Lohoff wrote: > > On Tue, Jan 11, 2000 at 04:36:31PM +0100, Erik Wenzel wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > is there anyboby who successfully configured NM2200 sound chip ( OSS > > > has autodetect his )? I insta

Re: PCMICA Network and Modem card

2000-01-13 Thread Heather
> How hot should a 56k 10/100 combo card get? I have a Xircom I picked up > cheap but it gets hot. I mean hot enough that I have to be carefull not > to burn myself when I remove it if my machine has been on for a while. I > also notice a significant hit in the battery life when the card is > in

Re: PCMICA Network and Modem card

2000-01-13 Thread Drew Parsons
On Thu, Jan 13, 2000 at 12:34:22PM -0600, Charlie Hedlin wrote: > How hot should a 56k 10/100 combo card get? I have a Xircom I picked up > cheap but it gets hot. I mean hot enough that I have to be carefull not > to burn myself when I remove it if my machine has been on for a while. I > also no

Re: External monitor

2000-01-13 Thread Alexander Clouter
Thomas Gourgon wrote: > > Hi, here is what I am facing. I have a Fujitsu 635T running debian. The > LCD on my machine allow me to use resolution up to 800X600 witch is jusk > OK. The problem comes when I hook my external 19" monitor to it at 800x600 > it's just huge! how can I have two seperate re